Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel — The Middle East (West Asia)

The Gate House

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

1. The Gate House Marker

Inscription. The gate house comprises four rooms of identical size, flanking a central passage paved with tamped chalk. Its plan is characteristic of the First Temple period (tenth-sixth centuries BCE) and is similar to that of the gate houses exposed at Megiddo, Be'er Sheva' and Ashdod. The excavator, Eilat Mazar, suggests identifying the gate house here with the 'water gate': "...and the temple servants living on Ophel repaired to a point opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower" (Nehemiah 3:26).

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Forts and Castles.

Location. 31° 46.503′ N, 35° 14.194′ E. Marker is in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District. It can be reached from Derekh Ha'ophel Street. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Ottoman Empire,

a British Mandate,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Two superposed vaulted rooms (here, next to this marker); Structures from First Temple period, Second Temple period, and Byzantine period (here, next to this marker); A Stepped Ritual Bath (a few steps from this marker); A stepped ritual bath in the ground floor of a building (a few steps from this marker); Twelve large clay store jars (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Massive Piers (within shouting distance of this marker); A large cistern that dates back to the Second Temple period (within shouting distance of this marker); Preserved buildings of the First Temple Period (tenth-sixth centuries BCE) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jerusalem.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

2. The Gate House Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

3. The Gate House Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

4. The Gate House Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

5. The Gate House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 5, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.